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Prototype Era
Era 7 (1972 to 1982) British Rail Blue (TOPS)
Catalogue listing
Brand
Hornby
Product Code
R2938
Model details
Coupling mount
NEM pockets
Coupling type
Tension lock
Minimum radius
Radius 2
Chassis construction
Lightweight
Scale
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
Pickup in tender
No
Passenger figures
No
Interior lighting
No
Finish
Pristine
Livery
Blue
Directional lighting
No
Based on preserved
No
Minimum radius curve
2nd Radius (438mm)
Motor
5 pole skew wound
DCC status
DCC Ready 8 pin socket
Tooling date
2010
Prototype information
In service until
1985
Operated by
British Rail
Main duties
Mixed Traffic
Wheel configuration
1Co-Co1
Tractive effort
52,000 lbf
Total built
200
Build dates
1958 to 1962
Builder
English Electric at Vulcan Foundry
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns
Locomotive type
Diesel-Electric
Locomotive class*
British Rail Class 40
Motive power
Diesel
* Class names often change over the lifespan of a locomotive, so this is not necessarily the class name used by the operator in the period modelled.
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